Lihi Lapid | |
Native Name Lang: | he |
Office: | Spouse of the Prime Minister of Israel |
Term Label: | In role |
Term Start: | 1 July 2022 |
Term End: | 29 December 2022 |
Primeminister: | Yair Lapid |
Predecessor: | Gilat Bennett |
Successor: | Sara Netanyahu |
Birth Date: | 1968 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Arad, Israel |
Education: | Tel Aviv University |
Occupation: | Author, photojournalist, columnist |
Spouse: | Yair Lapid |
Children: | 2 |
Lihi Lapid (Hebrew: ליהיא לפיד; born 12 May 1968) is an Israeli author, photojournalist, and newspaper columnist. She is an activist for people with disabilities. Her husband is Yair Lapid, the former Prime Minister of Israel.
Born as Lihi Mann (Hebrew: ליהיא מן) and raised in Arad, Israel. Her family is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent who hails from Poland, Germany, and Austria.[1] [2] She attended, the and Tel Aviv University.[3]
During her service in the Israel Defense Forces, Lapid was a photographer for Bamahane. She was a columnist at Yedioth Ahronoth for 15 years.[4] In April 2019, after taking time off to campaign for her spouse, the newspaper would not hire her back.[5] In 2008, she authored a novel and memoir titled Women of Valor.[6]
Lapid is a feminist and an advocate for people with disabilities. She has an autistic daughter. Lapid is president of SHEKEL, a community organization for people with special needs.[7]
Lapid met her future spouse, Yair Lapid, while she was in the Israeli military. They have a son and daughter and reside in Ramat Aviv Gimel, Tel Aviv, Israel. She had two miscarriages and was on bed rest for six months before giving birth to her son.